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Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham said that instability in eastern DRC is in no-one's interests when he commented on the situation.

• Updated: 22 June 2012

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham has spoken following the guilty verdict announced by the International Criminal Court of war crimes by Thomas Lubanga.

• Updated: 14 March 2012

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham has spoken after the provisional results of the Presidential election were announced in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

• Updated: 9 December 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham speaks following the release of the EU Election Observer Mission’s report on this week’s elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

• Updated: 1 December 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham expressed the British Government's condolences following the UN plane crash in Kinshasa on 4 April.

• Updated: 5 April 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham welcomed the conviction of Lt Col Mutuare Daniel Kibibi and eight other soldiers for their role in the mass rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

• Updated: 23 February 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham gives a statement on the arrest of Callixte Mbarushimana on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

• Updated: 26 January 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The UN Security Council DRC Sanctions Committee has agreed to place an additional four people on the list of individuals and entities subject to a worldwide travel ban and asset freeze.

• Updated: 13 December 2010

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham has welcomed the UN DRC Group of Experts report as a valuable contribution to international community efforts to combat the continuing conflict in Eastern DRC.

• Updated: 2 December 2010

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham has spoken after the International Criminal Court (ICC) began trial proceedings against Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo.

• Updated: 22 November 2010

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham said that he hopes justice is delivered quickly as the trial for suspects in the death of human rights defender Floribert Chebeya starts.

• Updated: 16 November 2010

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Henry Bellingham visited Africa for the African Union Summit and discussions with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Sudan and Kenya.

• Updated: 2 August 2010

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The UK's Minister for Africa has offered condolences on behalf of the British Government.

• Updated: 3 July 2010

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Henry Bellingham, Minister for Africa, has expressed concern over the death of a Human Rights defender in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

• Updated: 3 June 2010

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government